Roy D. Johnston 07-26-1947 to 01-07-2022 - Jan. 11, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 12, 2022 Roy D. Johnston, age 74, Prescott, Kan., went to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born in Omaha, Neb., on July 26, 1947, the son of Katherine Welch Fulk. Roy will always be remembered as a reverent...[More]
Earl A. Lash 12-14-1925 to 01-01-2022 - Jan. 11, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 12, 2022 Earl A. Lash, 96, passed away at home in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Jan. 1, 2022, to join his Family in Heaven. Earl was born Dec. 14, 1925, on the family farm in Republic County, Kan., the son of Bernie L. and Caro May Goppert Lash (died 1928) and...[More]
Larry Merle Neville 07-19-1952 to 12-30-2021 - Jan. 6, 2022
Linn County News Published Jan. 12, 2022 Larry Merle Neville, 69, passed away in Nixa, Missouri late Thursday evening, December 30, 2021. Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Marty DeWitt of First Missionary Baptist Church in Uniontown, Kansas on Saturday, January 8 th , 2022 at 1...[More]
Governor Laura Kelly Orders Linn County Flags Lowered in Honor of Sheriff Officer Sergeant Stacy Murrow - Jan. 5, 2022
TOPEKA-- In accordance with Executive Order #20-30, Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout Linn County to fly half-staff from sunup to sundown on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 in honor of Linn County Sheriff’s Sergeant Stacy Murrow who died from COVID-19-related medical complications. “I...[More]
Jayhawk Wrestling Club competes at Johnson County Kids Classic - Jan. 5, 2022
The Jayhawk Wrestling Club traveled to Johnson County on Jan. 2 to compete in the Johnson County Kids Classic. Hunter Gandon wrestled 6U 64 and was eliminated after two matches. Maggie Earnest, 6U 64, placed second and scored 20 team points. She won her first two matches over Liam Foote, Blue Valley...[More]
SEK Elite wins TNT Duals - Jan. 5, 2022
The SEK Elite youth wrestling team competed in the TNT Duals in Iola on Jan. 2. The SEK Elite team is made up of wrestlers from southeast Kansas and includes seven from the Jayhawk Wrestling Club: Layton Higgins, Aedin McGregor, Easton White, Landon Higgins, Denton White, Trey Poole, Brady Felt and Shane...[More]
Rustic Barn Auction opens for business - Jan. 5, 2022
Rod and LaNÄ“e Nickelson recently moved to Mound City with the goal of opening their own business, and now the doors are open. When they put an option to purchase in on the former Tranquility Village property, they weren’t completely sure what they planned to do with it. Rod and LaNÄ“e also...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Jan. 5, 2022
The squashing of self-worth I came home Monday night from a meeting I cover, turned the television on, and up popped the first of this season’s episode of “The Bachelor.” The girls in my office think I’m a goof – I actually watch that show, but the longer I watch it the...[More]
Linn County Park and Marina shows profit for 2021 - Jan. 5, 2022
Sheri Loveland, Linn County Park and Marina manager, presented several reports to the Linn County Commissioners on Monday, Dec. 27, during the weekly meeting, one of which showed the park had made a profit for 2021 without December receipts and expenses even added into the reports. To see the full...[More]
Chief judge resets Debus arraignment - Jan. 5, 2022
Defender explains case continuances Arraignment has been continued to 1:15 p.m. Jan. 28 via Zoom videoconference for a Wyandotte County man facing two Linn County sex-related charges. At a scheduled arraignment in Linn County District Court via Zoom Dec. 23, Amy Harth, 6th Kansas Judicial District...[More]
